150 Years Ago, Civil War Battle Took Heavy Toll on Oak Creek Men
Two Oak Creek Township soldiers were killed and seven others wounded at the Battle of Stones River, which happened on Dec. 31, 1862.
Editor’s note: This story was part of a five-part series that ran on Oak Creek Patch in January 2012. Because Dec. 31 is the 150th anniversary of the landmark battle at Stones River, Tenn., Patch is running this part of the series again, with some new material. Writer Tom Mueller is a book author and an Oak Creek resident for 34 years. This New Year’s Eve is a landmark anniversary in the history of Oak Creek. The first soldiers from Oak Creek Township to die in the Civil War were lost 150 years ago this week – on Dec. 31, 1862, in the Battle of Stones River near Murfreesboro in central Tennessee. Two were killed and seven wounded, one of whom died a few months later. That was 25 percent of the three dozen Oak Creek men in Company K of the …
Annie Mueller
10:29 pm on Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Great article! :) - Annie more ›